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...scored three unanswered goals in regulation, with Colin Miller’s third period goal setting up overtime, but Caps center Nicklas Backstrom was able to beat Tuukka Rask and end the game. (NESN)
No Isaiah Thomas, no problem as Celtics beat Magic:......

Capitals coughed up a three-goal lead before earning their second straight overtime win since a three-game losing streak.
Nicklas Backstrom tallied 1:36 into the extra session to complete the Caps' 4-3 triumph over Boston. Justin Williams scored......

Capitals coughed up a three-goal lead before earning their second straight overtime win since a three-game losing streak.
Nicklas Backstrom tallied 1:36 into the extra session to complete the Caps' 4-3 triumph over Boston. Justin Williams scored......

WASHINGTON — Nicklas Backstrom scored 1:36 into overtime, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 after blowing a three-goal lead Wednesday night.
Boston arrived in Washington 4-0-1 over its last five games with three wins in a......

...score 3-3 with his second goal of the season at the 8:19 mark of the third period.
ONE POINT FOR BRUINS Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom beat Rask short side in overtime to secure an extra point for the Capitals.
The overtime loss does extend......

...as dynamic offensively as expected, averaging a mere 2.5 goals per game.
As much as the team has struggled offensively, Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin have been two bright spots for Washington. With 21 and 18 points, respectively, the......

...one assist in his first 12 games.Mitch Marner has added offensive creativity to the Maple Leafs lineup.
Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom produced a goal and an assist in Saturday’s 4-2 loss at Toronto, giving him 11 points (5 G, 6 A) in the......

Marner added two assists for the Maple Leafs, who ended a three-game losing streak, including two in regulation.
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist and Marcus Johansson scored a goal for the Capitals, who had won their previous......

The netminder carried his shutout bid until 10:30 of the third period, when Nicklas Backstrom finally got the Capitals on the board. Early criticisms of Andersen’s play were that he was constantly out......

The netminder carried his shutout bid until 10:30 of the third period, when Nicklas Backstrom finally got the Capitals on the board. Early criticisms of Andersen’s play were that he was constantly out......

Marner added two assists for the Maple Leafs, who ended a three-game losing streak, including two in regulation.
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist and Marcus Johansson scored a goal for the Capitals, who had won their previous......

Nick Kypreos noted, before Trotz arrived behind the bench, Washington's winning percentage in games where Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were held off the scoresheet was just .284. Since Trotz's arrival, that percentage has popped all the way......

...began when he found Justin Williams on the right to spark an odd-man rush.
Williams tried to pass across the crease to Nicklas Backstrom , but the puck knocked off defender Josh Gorges' skate and to the trailing Johansson, who beat Nilsson over......

...began when he found Justin Williams on the right to spark an odd-man rush.
Williams tried to pass across the crease to Nicklas Backstrom , but the puck knocked off defender Josh Gorges' skate and to the trailing Johansson, who beat Nilsson over......

...assists over the four-game stretch.
Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward was the second star and Washington Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom was the third star.
Ward went 3-0-0 with a 1.01 goals-against average, one shutout and a .964 save......

...a goal and an assist in Sunday’s 3-2 win at Washington, giving him 12 points (2 G, 10 A) in the past 10 games…Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist, and has eight points (4 G, 4 A) in the past four games…Panthers C Vincent......